Tobramycin non-comp unit at MEDICAL CITY MCKINNEY HOSPITAL

4500 Medical Center Drive, McKinney, TX · Medicalcityhealthcare · · NPI 1437102639

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$687.01

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$687.01

Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$14.36 with Humana vs $687.01 with National Healthcare Solutions — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer
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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan
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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Humana Tricare $14.36 ↓ -98%
United SmallGroup $20.58 ↓ -97%
United AllPayerAppendix $20.58 ↓ -97%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $20.58 ↓ -97%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $48.09 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $48.09 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $48.09 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $48.09 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $48.09 ↓ -93%
Cigna LocalPlus $87.50 ↓ -87%
Cigna NewBusiness $87.58 ↓ -87%
Aetna QHPHIX $92.75 ↓ -86%
Cigna IFP $92.75 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $96.18 ↓ -86%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $97.75 ↓ -86%
Cigna HMO $97.75 ↓ -86%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $97.75 ↓ -86%
Cigna AllOther $123.66 ↓ -82%
United OptionsPPO $128.47 ↓ -81%
Aetna NewBusiness $136.71 ↓ -80%
Aetna Meritain $146.33 ↓ -79%
Aetna COMM $146.33 ↓ -79%
Aetna OON $172.44 ↓ -75%
Unicare CHIP $178.62 ↓ -74%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $191.92 ↓ -72%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $191.92 ↓ -72%
Healthcare Highways CityofPlano $232.21 ↓ -66%
City of McKinney COMM $240.45 ↓ -65%
Humana COMM $272.48 ↓ -60%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $280.93 ↓ -59%
BCBS BlueEssentials $280.93 ↓ -59%
BCBS EPOSOA $294.84 ↓ -57%
BCBS Traditional $305.03 ↓ -56%
BCBS PPO $308.75 ↓ -55%
National ChoiceCare WCOMP $343.50 ↓ -50%
Aetna ASA $362.05 ↓ -47%
BCBS BluePremier $364.38 ↓ -47%
PC Texas Partners WCOMP $377.86 ↓ -45%
Rockport Health Group WORKERSCOMP $377.86 ↓ -45%
Aetna WCOMP $377.86 ↓ -45%
Physicians Coop of TX MGMCR $377.86 ↓ -45%
Averde Health, Inc PPO $398.47 ↓ -42%
Magellan BH Summit $412.21 ↓ -40%
Magellan BH Pinnacle $412.21 ↓ -40%
Value Options Behavioral Health COMM $412.21 ↓ -40%
Humana BHCOMM $446.56 ↓ -35%
Mega Life MGMCRPPO $480.91 ↓ -30%
Coastal Comp Health Networks WCOMP $480.91 ↓ -30%
Aetna Coventry First Health COMM $499.46 ↓ -27%
LEWISVILLE ISD/DLS CONSULTING COMMPPO $515.26 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $549.61 ↓ -20%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMM $549.61 ↓ -20%
USA Managed Care COMM $549.61 ↓ -20%
Galaxy Health Network PPO $583.96 ↓ -15%
Unicare MCD $687.01 ↑ +0%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $687.01 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $687.01 ↑ +0%

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Tobramycin non-comp unit at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - MCKINNEY McKinney $143.38 $2.51 – $74.25
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE THE HEART HOSPITAL - MCKINNEY McKinney $143.38 $1.90 – $74.25
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $143.38 $2.51 – $74.25
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $143.38 $1.83 – $13.31
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $143.38 $1.77 – $75.36
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $143.38 $2.37 – $74.25
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $143.38 $2.85 – $75.36
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $143.38 $4.58 – $13.31

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